PORT TOWNSEND— While the two candidates for the 6th Congressional District share goals of economic development and improving the quality of life, their path to accomplishing them often follows party lines.

Incumbent Derek Kilmer, 40, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, Marty McClendon, 47, addressed a crowd of about 45 people at the Port Townsend Recreation Center on Wednesday night, in a 90-minute presentation of their views and values.

Both called for bipartisanship with positions that echoed their party platforms, with Kilmer believing that global warming is a serious issue and corporations are not people — positions with which McClendon disagreed.